Did you close this with a hard money loan?

LLCs tend to be beneficial for financing options if using hard money as it can be required depending on the program.

I have the money to buy now but I would rather do creative financing and use as little money as possible out of my own pocket. looking to start with BRRR method but maybe should start with a wholesale first to fund that?

Any good resources for learning about hard money loans?

Are you really going to argue that none of the millions of investors who own them have made any money?

Once your emergency account has a reasonable amount in it, whatever that means to you, you might want to think about steering that payroll money into the investment savings account from each pay check and leave the emergency account money as is.

Use that sales money to buy more stock. 

Are you looking to just put the money to work or looking to be personally involved in getting, rehabbing, and dispo of deals?

Where do you find "local" hard money lenders?

We had a plan to build a large real estate portfolio and then sell it in five years and divide the money.